A three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2017 state law ending the popular one-punch option — and admonished a lower court judge for trying to bring the practice back so soon before early voting starts Oct. 13.
Coronavirus in Texas
As the coronavirus spread across the state, The Texas Tribune covered the most important health, economic, academic and breaking developments that affected Texans. Our map tracker showed the number of cases, deaths, tests and vaccinations in Texas from 2020-22.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans should trust credibility of COVID-19 vaccine process
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, blamed “mixed messages that have come out of Washington” for waning public trust.
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Federal court orders Texas prison system to provide hand sanitizer for some geriatric inmates during pandemic
Texas has had more inmate deaths related to the coronavirus than any other prison system in the nation. Its death toll of at least 162 inmates outranks every other state as well as the federal prison system.
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Sam Houston State, Texas State University System to hire contact tracers as experts warn of a fall COVID-19 surge
The state is partnering with the Texas State University System to add roughly 200 new staffers to its stable of more than 3,500 contact tracers.
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As Texas reopens, border leaders say restrictions at international bridges should be lifted
Local leaders say the federal government’s decision to extend a ban on nonessential travel across the U.S.-Mexico border is crippling their budgets and local businesses.
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Out of savings and without enough money for food, this North Texas woman is running out of options
Carrie Mansfield says that while more relief from the government would be welcome, she really just wants to get back to work. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.
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Texas will spend $171 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to help renters avoid evictions
The new program will provide rental assistance and legal aid for tenants who are behind on rent. Details on how Texans could apply or qualify weren’t immediately released.
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How a local Texas politician helped a serial entrepreneur use COVID-19 to boost his business
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic when testing supplies were limited, local politicians went to great lengths to help a businessman with a criminal past try to sell telehealth and COVID-19 services across Texas.
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Coronavirus restrictions and remote learning may hamper college student voter turnout
Campaigns, political organizations and students at schools across Texas say they’re worried and frustrated that pandemic health restrictions are stymying efforts to register and turn out students to vote.
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Republican dissent over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s pandemic response animates state Senate special election
As Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther and state Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, continue to spar ahead of Tuesday’s election, Luther directs some of her harshest criticism at Abbott.